Swing away!

Grab your clubs and swing away at North Alabama’s award-winning golf courses. Fast fairways, smooth greens, and white sand make any golf outing a hole in one experience. North Alabama is home to three of the world-renowned Robert Trent Jones Golf Courses.

The Robert Jones Golf Trail at Hampton Cove comes equipped with 54 holes spread out over three uniquely different courses, all with bentgrass greens. The River Course harks back to a bygone era and is uniquely designed with no sand bunkers. Test your wedge game at the par 3 Short Course or put your driver to work at the 7,263-yard Highlands Course. Hampton Cove’s additional amenities include a putting green, driving range, clubhouse, golf shop and grill. Open year round.

Named a Great Value course by Golf Digest's Places to Play, Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes features three Championship nines plus a nine-hole Short Course. Its stunning grounds are also popular for wedding receptions, parties, catering, corporate tournaments and outings, and conference room meeting space. Open daily, 7:30 a.m. until dark.

Bigger is definitely better at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at The Shoals. Its Fighting Joe ourse features more than 8,000 yards of challenging golf while its tree-lined Schoolmaster Course is equally as fun but more traditional. Come hungry as amenities include a full-service bar and grill serving breakfast and lunch. Open seven days a week, sunrise to sunset. Nearby in Florence, the Blackberry Trail Golf Course offers visitors 6,851 yards of golfing ecstasy. This Par 72 course opened in 2001 and has affordable green fees and great discounts for senior golfers.

Run, don’t walk to Deer Run Golf Course for a picturesque Par 72 course located next to Bankhead National Forest. The large bentgrass greens and Tifton fairways make this course perfect for golfers of all abilities. Course features include a driving range, snack bar and pro shop. Open year round.

TP Country Club beckons you to make the drive from Birmingham and Huntsville for the best-kept golf secret in Cullman County.Our par-72, 18 holes offer as much or as little of the course as you feel comfortable with.

Goose Pond Colony Plantation features two courses: the Par 72 Colony Golf Course is long and lean with 6,854 yards of smooth fairways and peerless greens while the Plantation Golf Course is a links-style, 6,901 yard course. With bentgrass greens, a driving range, pro shop, snack bar and putting green, it’s no wonder that Goose Pond has been rated a #1 Resort Value in Alabama and received a distinguished four star rating from Golf Digest. Open year round.

Located just 30 minutes from Huntsville, Gunter’s Landing Golf Course is an 18-hole championship golf course rated four stars by Golf Digest. Featuring Tiff Eagle Greens and Bermuda fairways with four sets of tees on every hole, Gunter’s Landing has it all including a practice putting green, 3-tier driving range, full-service pro shop with PGA professional staff, and well-stocked snack bar.

With the stunning backdrop of Wheeler Lake, Joe Wheeler Golf Course offers an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Earl Stone. The course’s rolling hills accentuate the river and though the course plays long, it’s accessible for newbies. Expect to see plenty of wildlife as deer and bluebirds are abundant in this natural wonderland.

Situated high atop Taylor Mountain in Lake Guntersville State Park, Eagle’s Nest Golf Course features striking mountain scenery that highlights the beauty of the course. Lake Guntersville also offers great deals on lodging with family-friendly activities such as swimming, boating, tennis, hiking, and a nature center.

Just down the road is the beautiful Cherokee Ridge Country Club featuring golf at a higher level, with immaculate greens set against a spectacular Appalachian backdrop. This 18-hole championship golf course takes every advantage of rolling hills, whispering woods, lakes and streams.

One of the South’s most fun-filled courses, Point Mallard is a Par 72 unlike any other with 7,000 yards of golf hidden among North Alabama’s beautiful wooden pines. In addition to golf, Point Mallard also features a seasonal waterpark with wave pool, a sprawling campground, archery park, and an ice skating rink.

Sporting unbelievable views of the Appalachian foothills, lakes and winding creeks, Quail Creek Golf Course features affordable green fees for its championship Par 71 course. Seniors, ladies, juniors and groups enjoy special discounts and season passes are available for individuals or families. Make a trip of it and enjoy the family-friendly lodging available within Quail Creek.

Spring Creek Golf Course is a 9-hole, Par 72 course that plays a lengthy 6,370 yards. The grounds also include a putting green, clubhouse, pro shop and snack bar. The city park next to the course is equipped with pavilions, a playground, trout fishing, and features a fountain with music, light show and towering 47-foot waterfall. Open daily 7 a.m. to dark.